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January 30, 2017 · by Chris Weeks | in Chamber music, Classical music, Orchestral, Piano music, Symphony | tagged Dumka, dumky

Dumka (pl. Dumky): An alternately melancholy and gay piece of music, found chiefly in the work of Slavonic composers. OED There’s something bipolar about the dumka with its instant swings from deep sadness to manic jollity. It’s tempting to say that it’s to do with the Slavic temperament, except for the fact that the Hungarians – who […]

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